Empty space. That’s what you have inside your database, I’m certain of it. I am also certain that you can take steps to avoid having large amounts of empty space inside of your database. The first step, as always, is admitting you have a problem. In this case that means you need to know how … Read more
Earlier this year I wrote a blog series on the system tables available in SQL Azure. It was not long after that series was done that I was asked to be the technical reviewer for a book about SQL Azure. I jumped at the chance to learn even more about SQL Azure, because I know that … Read more
Well, of course you feel that way, especially when all the data is yours for the taking, much like dinner on Thanksgiving.
It happens every year. You sit at the table, feeling full and wanting more. So many choices are on the table for you. Having already sampled everything at least once, and despite no longer needing any additional calories, you stand up and stick your fork into plate of juicy turkey flesh. You take a huge … Read more
Cojones. That’s about all I could think of when reading this article posted to Forbes.com. [UPDATE: The link at Forbes has been taken down, probably right after this response from Microsoft went live. You can find the original Forbes article in Google’s cache by clicking here.] It was written by Bob Evans who, as luck … Read more
“If you can’t tell a table from a view you need to try harder”. That quote is from Karen López (blog | @datachick), and she often makes the comment in reference to my advocating the use of prefixes in object names. My reason for wanting to use prefixes is simple enough: I want to know if I … Read more
